Former Senator Johnson Muthama’s ex-wife Joyce Nzisa dies
Johnson Muthama’s ex-wife, Joyce Nzisa Mwongela, will be buried at her parents’ home in Kilome, Kilungu, Makueni County.
Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner and former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama’s ex-wife, Joyce Nzisa Mwongela, will be buried at her parents’ home in Kilome, Kilungu, Makueni County.
According to the family, Nzisa, who passed away four days ago after a long illness, will be interred on Friday, February 27, 2026, following her demise on February 16, 2026.
The deceased shared five daughters with Muthama: Naomi Muthama, Alice Muthama, the late Janet Muthama, Margaret Muthama, and Patricia Muthama.
She passed away just a week after Muthama and his other ex-wife, now Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu, buried their son, the late Moses Muthama Nduya. He was laid to rest at his father’s home in Tala, Kangundo Sub-county.
Nzisa was the cherished daughter of the late George Zakayo Mwongela and the late Mary Alice Nthoki Mwongela. She was also a proud and devoted grandmother to Ayden Nduya, Sophie-Anne Mbesa, Melissa Nzisa, Olivia-Rose Kathule, Zachary Nduya, Ella Atieno, and Etta Nzisa.
She was a dear sister to Connie Mbithe Muia, Mary Mudachi, Leila Monica Ndunge Jaffer, Ngala Mwendwa Mwongela, the late Jane Mukulu Mwongela, and the late Patrick Mutua Mwongela. She was sister-in-law to the late Dr. Tom Kyendo, the late Edwin Mudachi, the late Jaffer Hilal, and Christine Mwendwa.
Nsiza was a treasured aunt and cousin to many, including relatives both in Kenya and abroad, and will be remembered fondly by her extended family and friends.
Family and friends gathered for meetings on Friday, February 20; other meetings are set for Monday, February 23, and Tuesday, February 24, at her residence in Woodley.
Nzisa previously made headlines in 2021 after alleging that one of her daughters had been paid to disparage Ms. Kavindu, who was then vying for the Machakos senatorial seat. The matter attracted public attention at the time.
In 2020, Nzisa lost a court battle in which she sought to reside in Muthama’s Mua home following a protracted legal dispute over property ownership.
In its decision, the Court of Appeal stated that proceedings between Muthama and his ex-wife Joyce Nzisa, which began in 1992 and concluded in 2015, “cannot continue hanging over Muthama’s head like the sword of Damocles.”
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“Litigation must come to an end at some point,” ruled Lady Justice Wanjiru Karanja while dismissing an application by Nzisa seeking leave to file an out-of-time appeal against a High Court decision concerning the estate.
Justice Karanja noted that Nzisa had not provided medical documentation to support claims that she had been hospitalised due to shock following a June 2015 ruling by High Court Judge Lydiah Achode.
The ruling came months after Muthama’s other ex-wife, Kavindu, also unsuccessfully sought a stake in his home in Mua, Machakos County.
Court documents indicate that Nzisa, who had five children with Muthama, claimed the couple had acquired various properties, including real estate, shares in companies, a gemstones business, and vehicles during the course of their marriage.
The marriage later broke down, and Muthama filed for divorce in 1991. Nzisa filed a cross-petition seeking dissolution of the marriage.
In November 1992, Nzisa signed a memorandum of settlement intended to resolve the dispute.
Under the agreement, she withdrew the divorce case and relinquished claims to certain properties, including their matrimonial home in Lavington and another property in Runda.
The document was signed by both parties and filed in court on December 2, 1992, after which the matter was marked as settled.
In 2014, Nzisa returned to the High Court seeking to amend the settlement, arguing that their children had been minors when transfer documents for two additional properties were signed.
She further contended that the settlement did not adequately address her matrimonial claims.
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